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The World of Warcraft followed up it's wildly successful launch with an equally successful and important decision. They released an expansion.

Joining me to talk about the first expansion in WoW's long history is friend of the show Mick Arcade! We talk about our thoughts on the new races added, the new zones, flying and much more. Make sure you come back next week for the finale in my 3 part World of Warcraft series in honor of it's 20th anniversary!

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Shout-out Song: The Burning Legion Artist: Russell Brower Album: The Burning Crusade Soundtrack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptYLkENCsZQ

End Song: Karazhan Theme - Piano Cover Artist: Eldorias Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUBX0LJ85gQ

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World of Warcraft is 20 years old! It's hard to believe Blizzard's wildly successful MMO has been around for that long but here we are. In this first episode of a 3 part celebration of World of Warcraft, I am joined by friends of the show Jamie and Tristan! Tristan is the one who got me into WoW so I am so happy to have him back on the show after a long time and Jamie is one of the biggest WoW fans I know. We discuss some of the history surrounding the game, our favorite memories, which zone we liked to hang out in, Barrens chat and so much more. Check back next week for an epsiode on Burning Crusade!

Shout-out Song: Heart of the moon Artist: katethegreat19 Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02929

End Song: Legends of Warcraft Artist: PSK Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04122

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The 3rd pillar is officially 20 years old now! That's hard for me to stomach personally. I still feel like the system can't be that old but here we are. Joining me not to talk about feeling old but to celebrate all things Nintendo DS is author Aidan Moher and podcaster Bill Barber of the Gaming & Collecting Podcast. We had a wonderful conversation talking about the history of the console, it's legacy overall and also how much we wish game devs would try new ideas out like they did on the DS. Come celebrate 20 years of the DS with us!

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Shout-out Song: DSi Shop (Remastered) Artist: Bedrock Solid Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsGQ-O9lEcA

End Song: Where It All Began (Pokemon Lab from Pokemon Diamond/Pearl) Artist: Chris Kohler Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04272

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Magic Ensues! This week the co-host with the mo-host Dexter Morrill returns to talk about the 4th episode of the Legend of Zelda cartoon. This was arguably the best episode of the show so far and that's not saying much cause so far the Zelda cartoon as been tough for us to watch. But never the less we talk about how magic ensues, wall witches, Gibdas and more!

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Shout-out Song: Overworld Artist: Dj Cutman Album: Triforce of Bass https://gamechops.com/triforce-of-bass/

End Song: I Am Error Artist: Dj Cutman Album: Triforce of Bass https://gamechops.com/triforce-of-bass/

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It's a surprise BONUS episode! Over on my patreon for the last 2 years I've been doing a James Bond movie podcast called Still Bonding. All 25 Bond films have been covered and discussed in depth on there and I figured the best way to wrap the whole thing up was to do an "official" Bond movie ranking episode. Joining me to rank all 25 James Bond films are friends of the show Mel (birb.jamesbirb on Instagram) and Chris (britishbondaddict on Instagram). It took us nearly 4 hours to rank all of the films and this entire episode is not only out on Patreon like usual but also completely out in it's entirety for non-patrons! Follow along with our rankings and tell us what your personal Bond film ranking is.

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Shout-out Song: Controlled Jazz Artist: Mustin, Scott Peeples Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00227

End Song: Facility (Hacker Mix) Artist: Scott Peeples Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00148

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From one patron poll to another! This week's episode was also voted for by my patrons for one of my quaterly patreon polls. This past quarter's theme was all boomer shooters. There were a lot of great games that could have won too, including the original Doom. But Warhammer 40000 Boltgun beat out the rest and joining me in all its space marine glory is friend of the show Ryan Kern. We talk about how the boomer shooter genre feels like it's been making a comeback, how this game shows off it's retro aesthetic and which weapons are arguably the best. It was a wonderful conversation about a game probably not a lot of people know about!

Please note the music listed below is from the Boltgun soundtrack however that music is basically samples/snippets originally from the rock band D-Rok. If you would like to listen to D-Rok's only album please see below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGlza-6TwvE&list=PL4cW4wDSrvYODcM7VnzqfR9FPF6nMmlRD&index=1

Shout-out Song: Rock for the Emperor Artist: D-Rok Album: Boltgun Soundtrack https://youtu.be/7pfWF0I7D1k?si=4E-ydQ4sJLZEWhiv

End Song: Aquilas For Nothing and the Sororitas for Free Artist: D-Rok Album: Boltgun Soundtrack https://youtu.be/d3WWvjjTTR0?si=kbYiqxXhtDio17C_

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To wrap up the first ever backlog month I am joined by friend of the show Mick Arcade to talk about Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII! This game brought out some varying emotions in me. At some points I really enjoyed my time with the game and was happy it got chosen. And then at other points I was frustrated beyond belief with how the story unfolds. But with this mix of feelings is it still worth playing Dirge of Cerberus in 2024? Is this really the most Nomura-ass game you will ever play? You will have to listen to find out!

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Shout-out Song: Ahead on Our Way Artist: Rifti Beats Album: Chocobo & Chill 2 https://gamechops.com/chocobo-and-chill-2/

End Song: Final Fantasy VII feat. PianoDreams Artist: Rifti Beats Album: Chocobo & Chill https://gamechops.com/chocobo/

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Another hole in my backlog is filled! Well sort of. I'm joined by my original cohost with the mohost Justin to talk about the Sega classic ToeJam & Earl! This game was the only game I was not able to beat for backlog month. What was it about this game that made me not be able to finish it? It ended up being tough for me to answer but Justin and I break down a lot of the facets of this iconic game and what we felt ultimately still holds up and doesnt hold up all these years later.

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Shout-out Song: Bumpin' Artist: Joshua Morse Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01735

End Song: Wake Up! Artist: Jake Kaufman Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00435

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Episode 2 of Backlog Month features vampires, werewolves and mysterious organization! This week Phil Morgan from the Deleted Saves Podcast returns to the show to talk about the Order 1886. We take a look at why this game didn't review well, why it holds up better than you think it would and much more! Please note this was recorded WAY before the news of Ready at Dawn at closed down. This makes this episode a little bittersweet.

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Shout-out Song: Samus Shuffle [ Game Start Music ] Artist: bLiNd Album: Chozo Legacy https://gamechops.com/chozo-legacy/

End Song: Kindred (feat. Jillian Aversa) [ Lower Maridia ] Artist: bLiNd Album: Chozo Legacy https://gamechops.com/chozo-legacy/

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The first episode of the first backlog month is here! Four random games were chosen by my wonderful patrons and the first one being covered is Donkey Kong Country! Helping me discuss all of the blast barrels, aquatic ambience and golden bananas are returning friends of the show Dave Pietrangelo and Jiggylookback from Remember 64!

This was my first time playing through the game in it's entirety. Does it hold up? How did I feel experiencing it for the first time all these years later? Listen and find out!

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Shout-out Song: Cave Beat (Donkey Kong Country (Mining Melancholy)) Artist: Joshua Morse Album: Arcade Attack https://gamechops.com/arcade-attack/

End Song: Welcome to Club Kong (DK Island Swing) ft. brentalfloss Artist: halc Album: Club Kong https://gamechops.com/club-kong/

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